Cancer survivor Torstein Træen claims Tour de France yellow jersey on desperately hot stage four
- Torstein Traeen is the new leader of the Tour de France after a sizzling 181-kilometre stage from Carcassonne to Foix in the Pyrenees.
- The 30-year-old Norwegian, riding for Uno-X Mobility, was part of a 10-man breakaway that contested the final sprint, won by Lidl-Trek's Danish rider Mads Pedersen.
- Traeen, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2022 and underwent surgery to remove his left testicle, is just the third Norwegian to claim the famous yellow jersey.
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- Torstein Traeen is the new leader of the Tour de France after a sizzling 181-kilometre stage from Carcassonne to Foix in the Pyrenees.
- The 30-year-old Norwegian, riding for Uno-X Mobility, was part of a 10-man breakaway that contested the final sprint, won by Lidl-Trek's Danish rider Mads Pedersen.
- Traeen, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2022 and underwent surgery to remove his left testicle, is just the third Norwegian to claim the famous yellow jersey.
Sources: ABC Australia